KALAMAZOO, MI — The driver of the semi-truck who was killed in a fiery crash on I-94 Thursday morning near Kalamazoo has been identified as Chester Thorne, 58, of Haslett, according to the Michigan State Police.

The crash caused the closure of the westbound lanes of I-94 for about four hours.

The wreck occurred around 10:30 a.m. Thursday around the 83 mile marker near the city of Galesburg, east of Kalamazoo.

Police say the incident occurred when traffic was slowed for a crash near the 82 mile marker. Thorne's truck then rear-ended another semi when he "apparently did not see traffic slowing in front of him and struck the lead semi," according to a news release from the state police.